Dance and the Music of J. S. Bach Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Little, Meredith (Author), Jenne, Natalie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253214645 ISBN-13: 9780253214645 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $28.71 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | History & Criticism - General - Performing Arts | Dance - General |
Dewey: 784.188 |
LCCN: 2001016944 |
Series: Music: Scholarship and Performance (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Stylized dance music and music based on dance rhythms pervade Bach's compositions. Although the music of this very special genre has long been a part of every serious musician's repertoire, little has been written about it. The original edition of this addressed works that bore the names of dances--a considerable corpus. In this expanded version of their practical and insightful study, Meredith Little and Natalie Jenne apply the same principals to the study of a great number of Bach's works that use identifiable dance rhythms but do not bear dance-specific titles. Part I describes French dance practices in the cities and courts most familiar to Bach. The terminology and analytical tools necessary for discussing dance music of Bach's time are laid out. Part II presents the dance forms that Bach used, annotating all of his named dances. Little and Jenne draw on choreographies, harmony, theorists' writings, and the music of many seventeenth- and eighteenth-century In Appendix A all of Bach's named dances are listed in convenient tabular form; included are the BWV number for each piece, the date of composition, the larger work in which it appears, the instrumentation, and the meter. More than ever, this book will stimulate both the musical scholar and the performer with a new perspective at the rhythmic workings of Bach's remarkable repertoire of dance-based music. |